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Q: Why did he mention Dempsey and Howard in the title?
A: It’s a sneaky writer’s trick. He name-dropped Americans who play in the Premier League to justify writing about USA v Brazil for EPLTalk.com.
Q: Is that why he posted that hastily sketched drawing of Dempsey’s mug as well?

A: Yes indeed.
Is there such a thing as [...]

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Watching Brazil against Argentina in the semi-final of the Olympic games this morning, I felt like I was in a timewarp back to the late 1980’s. That’s because NBC, in their infinite stupidity, are breaking for TV commercials in the middle of the game.
And just as it routinely happened in the late 1980’s (including the [...]

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Rafael and Fabio Da Silva: Players To Watch

by The Gaffer on August 6, 2008 · 0 comments

This week, two Manchester United players made their debut for the club in quiet circumstances during a 2-0 friendly win against League One side Peterborough United. The match was noteworthy because of the debut for two of United’s rising stars, Rafael and Fabio Da Silva.
The two 18-year old Brazilian twins agreed to join Alex Ferguson’s [...]

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Liverpool Does the Right Thing: German Clubs Do Not

by Kartik Krishnaiyer on July 27, 2008 · 23 comments

On the European Continent and on the British Isles the view of the Olympic football Tournament is completely different than in the rest of the world. In Europe the tournament is seen as more of a nuisance than anything, while among those in the Western Hemisphere and in Africa it is seen as big deal.
Nigeria [...]

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